“I’m the real deal and I’m ready for Condit. I’m ready for it, so it’s just a matter of getting (Condit) to agree, but (the WEC) definitely wants it to happen. It’s up to Condit’s camp to figure out what it wants. I’d like to fight as often as possible, but the way it’s looking, this is the fight I want to wait for. I don’t want to risk anything like I did before fighting Condit the first time. I was supposed to fight him when I fought Kevin Knabjan two months before, and I think I peaked too early for that. It’s hard to peak twice in two months, so if it comes out that way, that’s the way I’m going to have to take it.”
– WEC welterweight Brock Larson tells MMAWeekly.com that he wants another shot at Carlos Condit’s title. Larson looked to be controlling the champ early on in their fight at WEC 29 last August, but the crafty Condit was able to secure a fight ending armbar midway through the opening round. Larson, who trains at Minnesota Martial Arts Academy with guys like Sean Sherk, Brock Lesnar and Nick Thompson, is a beast at 170 pounds. And despite the previous loss, poses some difficult problems for “The Natural Born Killer” with his strength and wrestling ability. Larson’s only other loss during his 26-fight career was to UFC number one contender Jon Fitch in a decision. He’s certainly worthy of another shot at the gold coming off three straight first round victories, but will the WEC give Miura a rematch with the champ first? If that’s the case and Larson plans on waiting for a rematch with Condit, he’ll be out of action for a long time.
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I think everyone wants to see that rematch. Condit is the real deal, but Larson is an animal. I was shocked by the outcome of the last fight, pretty sure a rematch wouldnt go the same direction though.
I would be more then happy to see a remnatch between the two!
This is a fight that needs to happen. I’ll go with Larson in the rematch. Another is Philho vs Sonnen (how ever you spell their names)?
I think Sonnen will pull it off this time. Hopefully they will have a ref that understands the word ‘No’ this time.
Yea, I thought it was a bullsh*t stoppage!
as much as I like Filho0 I would have to agree. I dont really care much who actually wins the fight. whats important to me is for Filho to return to top form. THe middleweight diviions would be so much better for it because its about to get merged into the UFC
I watched the replay on that arm bar, Fihlo was losing the entire fight but he did have that locked up, at least it looked like it to me. Sonnen was on his way to having his arm snapped imo. I’ll take Chael in the rematch just cause he was dominating the fight up until that point, but it wasn’t entirely unjustified for them to give Fihlo that first fight.
OK…please exclude me from the “everyone”. Condit choked this guy out in the first round. If I’m not mistaken it was a standing guillotine less than 2 minutes in. The latest conversation about Condit is that he’s a top ten in the weight class in the MMA world. LOL!!! I strongly disagree but if that’s what the majority thinks, and what he seems to believe, why would he waste his time with this rematch. He’s said himself he can “handle those guys” meaning UFC fighters. Ok tough guy…prove it!! Get on the horn with Dana and make it happen.
“Condit was able to secure a fight ending armbar midway through the opening round”
What are you talking about? It says right there that it was ended due to an armbar, are you thinking of Hughes perhaps lol? Also by announcing he can “handle those guys” he just did ask Dana to move him into the UFC but that wouldn’t work because Condit is a major draw to the WEC along with Faber and Torres.
Drew, perhaps you read it backwards… Condit isn’t calling out Larson. Larson is calling out Condit.
Sorry guys…I must have been thinking of the Prater fight. It happens when you’re at work, on a conference call and reading fast. My bad. Still, I wouldn’t want to see this rematch regardless of how bad Larson wants it. Tapping out in 2:21…wouldn’t want to see that again. The only problem is that there’s really no one else…IMO…in the WEC for him, Condit, to fight.
It’ll be worth seeing but I don’t calculate Larson winning…
Guess the dude likes getting armbarred.
Does he train with CB Dolloway?
No, Brock trains in Minnesota Martial Arts Academy and CB trains at Arizona Combat Sports.
I would actually pick Larson to win. I was shocked when he lost the first time, but Condit is pretty crafty.
UFC/WEC merger News:
After months of openly considering the move, Zuffa LLC is now committed to folding some of the WEC’s heavier weight classes into the UFC, and UFC President Dana White today said the process is already underway.
I think that’s a great idea (b.w. alluded to this potential development last week).
I think it is a great idea too, except that I actually like Brian Stann, and I don’t think there is a single lhw in the WEC that has a snowball’s chance in hell of making it in the UFC. It is basically the weakest division in the WEC, but by far the most stacked in the UFC. The few who survive the move will be fed to the wolves. Rhino will definately become a stepping stone.
He came into his last fight way under 205. I would imagine he would drop to MW and be a big guy.
I think Brian Stann could actually survive in the UFC’s middleweight division and he could possibly even make some noise.
I would match up: Briann Stann vs. Nate Quarry for his first UFC fight and throw him on a UFN event!
shadow, Marshall is no longer in WEC.
where did Marshall sign?
did you hear that john. last week. LOL!
must have missed it. good stuff!
just kidding. im doing my best kevin impersonation.
LMAO! that is a pretty good kevin impersonation! LMAO!
Kevin Doesnt know sh*ts friday Morning Conversation! lol
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The merger is a terrible idea. The WEC should be used as a developmental league so we can see many of the exciting fighters and they can all get better. Condit, larson, sonnen, filho, varner, etc should have all graduated by now. Keep it free. Its a much more legit way of finding new talent. All the TUF guys should be competing to show they are WEC worthy… not UFC worthy.
Emerson has not earned right to be in the UFC. At least he shows he can hang with guys like varner and razor rob. There are 40 or 50 fighters in the UFC that i could say the same thing about.
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Ken Flo, GSP, Nick Diaz, the Sandman
Any idea what weight divisions they will be keeping? I would imagine HW, LHW & MW will go & possibly WW. This would give some of the smaller LW in UFC a chance to drop down to FW.
Divisions to be merged into the UFC: Its either middleweight and up, or welterweight and up will get merged into the UFC. I am not really sure.
Naturalshadow: I do agree that the WEC’s LHW’s will pretty much all struggle in the UFC unless they get matched up in a favorable way stylistically. But 75% of the time they will probably loose.
Maybe the WEC should just send its WElterweights, middleweights to the UFC and keep its LHW’s, L:Ightweights and Under in the WEC
originally they were gonna merge the wws and up, but that might have changed as of last sunday’s performances by codit,miura and larson. plenty of competition for condit now.
When this happens, will we get more free fights to watch? If the UFC’s roster size increases, all these guys will need to fight 3 times a year. Or will the UFC start cutting other fighters to make room? If that’s the case, who would they release?
holy shit. when i first read the title to this column, i thought it said ” Brock Lesnar wants Carlos Condit rematch”. crazy what the eyes want to see.
lol, I thought the same thing for a second.
I would just like to see the stare down. haha
Carlos would probably poop himself in the ring.
Bottom line is if the WEC want it to happen, its gonna happen. They are not going to let their fighters pick and choose their fights. Both he and Miura were coming off two fight win streaks in the WEC, and the WEC brass probably figured they’d have Condit fight Miuara since they hadn’t fought yet. Condit/Larson II will happen. He sounds like he is trying to imply that Condit is ducking him by saying “its a matter of getting (Condit) to agree” and “its up to Condits camp to figure out what it wants.” Condit said he’d fight anyone the WEC gives him. When thay last fought, Brock failed to capitalize when took Condit down. His ground and pound was no match for Condit’s ground game. He landed a couple shots, but Condit ended coming up without a scratch after the armbar. And people are gonna say ” Well, he (Condit) didn’t look that good against Miura,” but I feel Condit wasnt at his best that fight, maybe even a little lackadaisical, even though he gave Miura orbital fractures. I feel Condit would win a rematch against Larson by submission again.
Agree. Larson is the real deal but he sounds a bit like Karo demanding a title shot and saying he wont fight anyone else until he gets it.
but Karo deserved a title shot when he was bitching
larson already got his and lost
and miura didnt suck. an immediate rematch with he and condit would be just fine.
Condit was no where near 100% for his last fight. His Grandmother had just died 3 days earlier. There is NO WAY that his fight was the only thing on his mind during those crucial final days leading up to a fight when you mentally prepare yourself.
i agree totally VM, but you cant take anything away from miura. i wanna see condit/miura 2 before condit/larson 2.
I think he is good, but just another tough guy out there. He never will be top ten, and he would not be in this conversation if WEC WW devision was any deeper.
Are you guys for real? This Larson guy has earned this re-match. He was handling Condit until one little mistake. Ok we all know that one mistake is all it takes to slip a long ways down in this division but I did a little looking and I think that he deserves it more than anyone. He only has 2 losses and one is a decision to John Fitch and the other is to the title holder himself Condit which he was waxing in my opinion. He now has 24 wins and 2 losses on his record compared to the 7 wins and 3 losses of Miura. He looks to be a great fighter in the future but today is now and Larson deserves this fight in January. Larsons last 9 oponents have a combined record of 130-29. I would say that they are big fighters with good track records. Miura did face Condit and lost but look at the 3 other fighters out of his last 4. Two you can’t even find on the internet and the other I have not ever heard of.
Just give him the shot and see what happens. I think Larson wins against Condit easily.